Bed-rail fastener



ca. F. MMMMMMMM D EEEEEEEEEEEEE ER "ma" f such changes or modlfications markno ma-`v Patented Oct.. 26, 1926.

UNITED STATES' Pareri' GEORGE FQRREST MANSFIELD, OF IPASCAGOULA, lVlISISSIIPCPI.V

BED-RAIL rAsrENEn;

Application filed January1 This invention relates to bed rail fasteners. V i i 4 The object is to provide simple and cheaply manufactured means that may be readily incorporated in the structure of beds, whereby the r-ails of thesaine may be easilyfand quickly connected at either end to the bed posts to form a strong and rigid union for supporting the weight'mposed thereon andl e to maintain the head and foot of the bedfin rigid, uprght position without any rocking orv wobbling` mo same. V p Another object is to provide a strong and durablemeans for attaohing a bed rail to a bed post in a manner .to vprovide a relatively broad uppersurface for supporting` a bed spring having a separate,*rigid frame, such as are in common use, or to attach same in vement or rattling of the a reversed position to provide aninwardly v directed seat for'the recepti'on of old fashioned bed slats where it is desired to ,usethe` latter, there being no change, adjustment or alteration necessary for the latter tuse,

other than the mere reversal of the rail 4 when applying same .tothepost, the said 4 assembled parts.

looking [means being housedf or concealed within the parts and hidden from view when the bed is made up. i i

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a considerationj of the following`` detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanyinrA drawing forming a part of this specification, it being .understood' that while the drawing shows a practical .form of the invention. the latter s not to be confined to strict conformity with the showingithereof; butmay be changed or modified, so long asy terial departurefrom the salient features of the invention,` as specifically` Lpointed outfiin the appended'claims. e A W o v Inthe drawing, in Which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several fignrestfv Figrure 1 is a perspective view of a portion ofv abed postV and rail constructed in acordance with the present inventio'n, the rail being shown separated from the post.

Figure 2 is a Vsimilar View, the Darts being locked together, in a, position to form a base or support for ian*` ordinary form of Abed spring frame.V l -F1gure3 1s aV vertical section through the 5, 19.26. Serial No. 79,3757. Y

Figure4 is a view similar to` Figure 2, but showing the bed rail attached tol form aseat for bed slats. v a A In the drawing there is shown a bed post 1 of the tubular form in general use, the same havingthe usual castor 2 suitablyv attached to' the lower end thereof, and also having the usual lower cross bar 3 in con-` nectiontherewith which joins the two bed posts of the h gether. f 4 f m f In the present invention the said lower cross bar 3 is attached Vto a face plate 4 by means of rivets 5, and the said plate is,` in turn, conncotedfto the post; by upper and lower rivets 6 passng through the adjacent wall only of the tubularpost, as shown in Fimire 3of the drawing, f

The lower cross bar 3 is preferably formed ead or the foot of-the bed to;` 4.

of a suitablei size of angle iron having its*` vertically dispos'ed flange attached to the plate, as before stated, and having` its horip zontal flanse extendng nwardly there-V from toward the center of thebed to form a' positive rest and support for the end of thebed rail, in a mannerto vbe described.

At a point opposite'to the center of' the.

bed post '1, there is mounted an upstanding a face of the lower cross bar 8 and the upper end of thejface platev `4.*there is vmounted a horizontally disposed Te-head lug 9, the'head of the same extending'` transversely of the plate 4 and the sh'anklO ofwhichvis preferably square in cross section and has a `reduted terminal which is riveted in a corresponding aperature formed in the face plate, as shown at 11 (Fig, 8), so as to prevent the llug 'from tnrninsr` and to ,rigidly securelsam'e in position directly above and in spaced relation to the aforesaid stud 7 o e The parts as thusfar described are simple inv constructionV V'and may` be 'easily and cheaply' m'anufactured without anyalteration V.necessary in' the fbedpostiif except for the provision of thenecessary holes for the rivets I 4 The' bed rail 12 is likewiseformediof angle M vangles beyond the end wall to form a foot plate 15 whose inner, marginal sicle edge isv welded or `otherwise joined to the free edgeV of the other or shorter fiange of the angle4 iron side rail, as shown at 16, so that the entire structure is efiectual'ly stren'gthened and prevented from opening or spreading under load.

The foot plate 15 is provided witli a centrally ldisposed aperture 17 of a size to permit the studv 7 to Venter the same,

Vand the shorter flange of the angle iron bed rail is'also provided with a similar aperture 18, each of the apertures being located the same distance from the end wall 13.

The Vend Wall 13 isVprovided with a centrally disposed cross-shaped slot having vertical portions 19 and horizontalportions 20 arranged parallel to the edges of the end plate respectively, thev combined lengths of .the opposed portions being such as to permit' the entrance of the T-head lug 9, and the width of each of the portions being substantially equal to the width of the shank 10 of said lug.

VVhen it is desired to assemble-the parts of the bedstead forthe-purpose of supporting bed Springs havinga rigid, metal frame with certain projecting parts for supporting the same, such as are in common use, thefbed rail 12 is positioned, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, with the longer fiange of the angle iron uppermost and extending 1n- Vwardly and the foot plate 15 at the bottom ofvthe rail. The horizontally disposed portions 20 of the cross -slot will receive the T-head lug therebetween, and the shank of the lng 10, when the rail is depressed, will be seated i-n the uppermost vertical portion 19 ofsaid slot.` At this time the footlplate 15 comes to rest upon the upper face of the lower cross bar 3 and the stud 7 is seated in the aperture l' of said plate, when the bed rail is fully supported, prevented from any rocking or rotary movement about the aXis of the shank of -thei'l-headvlug,v the same 'being square, and at the same time the overhanging portions of the T-head lug in en-1 gaging Athe sidesof the vertical slot 1'9 effect-ually prevent any pullingV away of the rail, longitudinally thereof, from-the bed post, thus eliminating all wobblingor Vrocking motion ofntheilatter. When, however,

the rail and post are to be assembled for Vthe reception and support of Ordinary bed slats, the angle iron comprising said rail is turned so that the shorter flange thereof is at the bottom and thefplate 15 is arranged vertically and at the inner side of said rail, as shown in Figure' 4 of the drawing, when vit will be seen that the lower fi-ange, after the parts are locked in connected relation, as

above described, with the studs 7 in the -aperture 18, forms a support for said slats and the outer, vertically disposed flange prevents said slats from endwise movement and also obscures the saine from view.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheaply manufactured and strong and durable fastening means for `bed posts and rails has been provided which permits of the easy looking or unlocking of the same and which also perinits the rail to be applied in two different positions for the reception and support of bed springs having a suri'ounding frame 'or for individual bed slats and that the said joint, when locked together in either position, effectually prevents all relative movement ofsthe connected parts.

`lVhat is claimed is 1. In a bed rail ,fastener the combination Vof a bed post-having a lower cross bar, a

stud mounted on the cross bar, a T-head lug carried by the bed post above the cross bar, and a` side rail having an end wall provided with a cross-shaped slot and with a foot plate having an. aperture, said rail being adapted to be fitted against the post with the T-head lugwextending through the crossshaped slot and to be depressed with said foot plate resting on said lower cross bar and the stud thereof traversing the aperturein the foot plate.y 4.

2. A detachable connector between a bed post anda bed-rail, said post having a vertically disposed stud supported in spaced relation thereto and having a lugfmounted onthe wall thereof in vertical alinement with and above the stud, `said lug having opposite lateral extensions to constitute a head, said bed -rail being formed of angle iron having one fiange tliereof longer than the other and angularly bent to form-an end wall, the terminal being againbent to form an inwardly extending foot plate the end Wall and foot plate both being marginally welded to the other fian'ge of the angle iron, and the end wall and ,foot plate having openings to receive and Vcoact with the lu-g and the stud respectively. v V

3. In meansffor detachably connecting a bed rail to a bed post,,a face plate connected to the bed post, a transverse, lower cross bar formed of angle iron land connected to the face plate with the horizontal flange of the cross bar located at thetop of the latterv and'extending away from the post, an upstanding stud Inounted on said horizontal flange, an outstanding T-head lug carried by the plate above said Stud, a bed rail formed of angle iron and 'having an end Wall provided With a vertically disposed slot having intermediate side extensions adapted to receive the T-head of the lug and permit the shank of the latter to enter the upper portion of the vertical slot` When lowered to tie the members together, said end Wall having` an inwardly extending foot plate provided With an aperture to receive the stud When the'rail is loWered, and one flange of the angle iron having` a similar aperture.

4. Means for connecting a bed rail to a bed post Comprising a plate adapted to beV riveted to the post near the lower end there-` of and in upright position, a lower cross bar riveted to the plate said barhaving` an upstanding stud spaced from theplate and opposite the center thereof, Va horizontally disposed T-head lug extending out from thel plate above the stud, and a bed rail formed of angle iron and having a perpendicular end Wall provided With crossed vertical and horizontal slots and also having an integral foot plate parallel to one fiange of the angle iron bed rail, said foot plate and the other flange of the angle iron each having an aperture, the slots of the' endWall being adapted to receive and look on the T-head lug With the foot plate resting on the lower cross bar and the Stud engaged in the aperture of said foot Vplate to provide a broad supporting base on top of thebed rail constituted by one flange of the angle iron for the support of an Ordinary bed springU frame, and said slots being also adapted to lock With said lug in reverse position With the stud engaging the aperture in *the fiange at the bottom of the angle iron to provide a seat for Ordinary bed slats.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ovvn7 Iy have hereto afiixed my sig-` nature.

GEORGE FORREST MANSFIELD. 

